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as in coated
to form a layer over
you should apply a coat of primer first, and then overlay it with two coats of paint
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as in overlapped
to lie over parts of one another
cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof
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Recent Examples of overlaid
Polka dots were turned pop, scaled down or up in their size, rendered in white, red or black, or overlaid on summery, Italian Riviera-nodding stripes.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Vonblum says this is due to potential fire risk, as those areas are also overlaid as fire hazard severity zones.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Garments that didn’t rely on magnificent silhouettes were instead detailed in ornate beading, lined with feathers or overlaid with layers of lace.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The floor-length frock was overlaid with a bewitching black and yellow patchwork print.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
One Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper, authored with Morning Consult economist John Leer and outside academics, overlaid Facebook data and inflation expectations and found that social networks now play a prominent role in shaping expectations.
—Jonathan Levin, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
The photos show her in the ballet studio and are overlaid with text describing how her body has changed since giving birth.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Even casual market observers recognize this relationship but seeing both overlaid on a chart really emphasizes the connection.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
But overlaid on the group choreography and the street scenes are grainy, scrapbook-style photographs of relatives still back home in Ecuador, to whom the videos are dedicated.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Vonblum says this is due to potential fire risk, as those areas are also overlaid as fire hazard severity zones.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Garments that didn’t rely on magnificent silhouettes were instead detailed in ornate beading, lined with feathers or overlaid with layers of lace.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The floor-length frock was overlaid with a bewitching black and yellow patchwork print.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
One Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper, authored with Morning Consult economist John Leer and outside academics, overlaid Facebook data and inflation expectations and found that social networks now play a prominent role in shaping expectations.
—Jonathan Levin, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
The photos show her in the ballet studio and are overlaid with text describing how her body has changed since giving birth.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Even casual market observers recognize this relationship but seeing both overlaid on a chart really emphasizes the connection.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
But overlaid on the group choreography and the street scenes are grainy, scrapbook-style photographs of relatives still back home in Ecuador, to whom the videos are dedicated.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaid
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Spray coated the covered clubhouse walls, soaking the shirts that proclaimed Toronto’s October future.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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These pots are exactly like the ones described above, except that they have been coated in porcelain enamel in order to protect them from rusting.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their careers overlapped in San Francisco in the early 2000s, when Newsom was mayor and Harris was district attorney.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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The interview covered a wide range of topics – how Hamas now regards October 7, the fate of the remaining hostages in Gaza, the state of ceasefire negotiations and the future of a post-war Gaza.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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More than 50% of kids receive their vaccines from VFC, so this will impact their coverage, especially since the combo vaccine will no longer be covered.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Overlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaid. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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